Stonehedge Health Care Center is an average-sized facility located in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. This proved to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of B-. You could definitely do worse than this nursing home. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Stonehedge Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Note: Data for Stonehedge Health Care Center has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility received a long-term care grade which is better than its overall score. We gave this nursing home a grade of B+ in this category. For residents looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 58.3691 percent of its residents, which is slightly less than we expected. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received a favorable inspection score. Its inspection grade turned out to be its second best category. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a B. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down deficiency data for this nursing home. Without complete information regarding deficiencies for this facility, it was a challenge to evaluate the place in this category.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our better scores. When calculating a facility's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses commit to residents and the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed was short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This grade is generally a reliable assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. It does not appear that this facility provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 4.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Stonehedge Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 8.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term residents that developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 1.29% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 0.45% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 25.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 27.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 7.44% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 77.4% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 19.31% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 19.54% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 19.54% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 8.05% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Stonehedge Health Care Center, 35.06% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.54 miles away1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 983-7000
- Brigham and Women's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.07 miles away75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 732-5500
- Boston Children's HospitalChildrens 4.25 miles away300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 735-6000
- Carney HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.31 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124Proprietary(617) 506-2000
- St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.36 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.4 miles away330 Brookline Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 667-7000
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 4.41 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton IncAcute Care Hospitals 4.52 miles away199 Reedsdale Road Milton Massachusetts 02186Government - Federal(617) 696-4600
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci Brigham/Faulkner2.41 miles awayDci Brigham/Faulkner 1153 Centre Street, Belkin House Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 02130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 983-4470
- Davita Brookline Dialysis3.59 miles away322 Washington Street Brookline Massachusetts 02445CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (617) 734-7794
- Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)4.04 miles away416 Warren Street Roxbury Massachusetts 02119CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (617) 445-9989
- Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston4.14 miles awayDialysis Unit - Ccp 7 736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Dialysis Stations: 17 (617) 789-2592
- Boston Dialysis Center (Bma Boston)4.32 miles away2100 Dorchester Avenue 1 South Dorchester Center Massachusetts 02124CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 298-2475
- Brigham and Women's Hospital4.84 miles awayDialysis Unit 75 Francis Street Boston Massachusetts 02115Dialysis Stations: 7 (617) 732-6130
- Children's Hospital Boston4.84 miles awayDialysis Unit, Farley Four 300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115Dialysis Stations: 7 (617) 355-7631
- Kidney Center4.85 miles away888 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (617) 739-3000